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THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 




A Text Book and Catalog on the Vigorous Strain of Silver Canipines 
as raiser! in their purity at the HomesteafI Campirie Farm 



HOMESTEAD • GAMPINE • FARM 

WAYLAND 

MASSACHUSETTS 



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C. A. Phipps 

Wayland, Mass. 








T^li ' "''")'*' cockerel, bred and owned by C. A. I'hipix. I>roi)rielor of Homestead Campine Farm, 
I. Way land Mass., is a good example of the great improvement that lias been accomplished in Silver 
Campine color and type, as compared with the quality of the importations of six and seven years ago, 
when the ret-eiU boom in this popular variety began. Mr. Phipps is one of the present day prominent 
and successtui Campine specialists. His strain, known as the "Vigorous Strain," has made remarkable 
show records and the vigor and vitality displayed in his exhibits justifies his claims. The above cockerel 
winner ot First Prize at the Boston 1915 Poultry Show had plenty of style and action, also a well balanced 
body. In color he may be considered among the best ever shown. His hackle was silvery white minus 
the ticking usually found in an individual having his strength of breast and body color. He was well 
furnished in sickles and tail coverts and his wings were nicely barred to the ends A male of this sort 
IS almost invaluable in the breeding yard. — .4. O. Schilling. 



JUL -7 1916 



THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 




The Homestead 



PROEM 

lUR first edition of 2,000 catalogues issued in 
July being exhausted, I desire in this second edition 
to speak still further a good word for the beautiful 
Silver Campine: to give as briefly as possible a 
little history of this wonderful fowl and tell in a 
way my experiences relative to its many attractive 

qualities and merits both as an exhibition bird and so-called 

utility fowl. 

If by chance I succeed in sufficiently interesting the patient 
reader of this catalogue and he should become a lover of 
the beautiful Silver Campine, I trust it may prove to him 
the pleasure and profit it has brought to me. 

C. A. Phipps. 




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Quarters for Younm Sto<'k 

THE • POPULAR • GAMPINE 

Our attention was first attracted to the Gampine by their beauty, 
whereupon we purchased some good birds of this breed and have never 
regretted it for we know no fowl that gives such satisfaction and pleasure 
as the Gampine. Its many qualities as utility and exhibition bird are 
unequalled. They are quickly and easily matured, beginning to lay 
fully as early if not earlier than birds of similar size. 

They are wonderful layers of large, white eggs; in their native country 
of Belgium they are known as the "every-day ' layers. The wonder of 
it is that they are such prolific layers on such short rations, but coming 
from La Gampine, the sandy plains of Belgium where food is scarce, 
naturally this bird thrives, and thrives well, on less food than other breeds. 

I do not wish to convey the idea that one can turn a Gampine loose 
to forage entirely for itself, although if given free range it will come as 
near doing so as one can imagine, but the best results are obtained in 
giving the same care to the Gampine as should be given to any fowl, in 



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A Section of Hrfedin;.' Yards 

proper feeding, watering and housing, cleanliness above all is tiie surest 
road to success; plenty of air and sunshine, no dampness or (h'aughts in 
houses, and the Gampine from my viewpoint will stand favorably under 
all conditions with any bird extant. 

The Gampine needs no pampering; I ivnow no breed mor(^ adaptable 
to their surroundings; as I said above, coming from the sandy brushwood 
plains of La Gampine in their land of Belgium, they have to work for a 
living; they are a busy bird foraging far and near which develops a hardy, 
vigorous breed; they are the peasant's bird and they bring to the Belgian 
peasant farmer a comfortable maintenance as they are a popular market 
fowl and tremendous layers of beautiful eggs. 

The egg of the Gampine has a rich, clean, fine flavor; it is a nourishing 
diet for the invalid, a delight for the daily breakfast of the working man, 
and a sumptuous dish for the table of the epicure when prepared in the 
rich and varied style of which it is capable in the hands of a good cook; 
quoting from an article by the Rev. E. Lewis Jones of England, written 
for the catalogue of our American Gampine Glub 1913-1914. "My first 
needs were eggs and meat. In this respect I found the Gampines fill the 
bill better than any other breed, for it provides me with excellent eggs 
and deUcious meat. I can safely say no other breed approaches the Gam- 
pine in this combination"; quoting further, "I wanted a hardy bird 
that could rough it. that could find for itself and not require everything 



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FIRST • PRIZE • HEN • BOSTON • 1915 



ONE of the pleasant surprises among the fine showing of Campines this year at Boston was the inter- 
esting exhibit of Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, Mass. The fine, tidy forms and gracefully 
rounded plump breasts and bodies of this farm's birds, display all the good qualities originally recognized 
in the Campine, with its Standard points refined. Those who have had difficulty in obtaining fine 
Campines with neat, small combs will appreciate the head furnishings of this first prize hen and pullet of 
same strain which appear on this page. Breeders of other classes of Mediterraneans in America also 
have had their troubles with coarse combs and wattles so when small, fine combs on vigorous birds are 
finally obtained, the fancier appreciates their value. The almost clean white necks with the good throat 
and upper breast markings are also rare high quality points and the straight, regular pattern of sharp 
barring of black and white, with enough of the white to give an effective contrast and gay appearance, 
stamps them as superior show birds. — F. L. Sewell. 



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done for it. Here again the Campine has no rival; no breed will yield 
such a good return for such small attention." 

The meat of the Campine is rich and tender and has somewhat the 
flavor of game; in proportion there is more meat on a Campine than on 
a larger fowl, for it is bone that weighs, but the Campine has small bone 
formation and the weight is in the meat. 

The Campine is very popular in England as a squab broiler at the 
age of two months, and some day not far oft' when the people in America 
come to realize its merit, the beautiful little Campine cockerel will surely 
stand at the top notch of the broiler market. The Campine is by nature 
alert, intelligent, responsive to kindness and afl'ection and by its many 
attractive qualities quickly becomes the pet of the barnyard. In sum- 
ming up the qualities of this wonderful breed, their beauty and utility are 
unsurpassed in every capacity; as "every -day" layers of large, white 
eggs, as an edible bird of unique flavor and delicacy and as an exhibition 
bird, the Campine is "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." Its varied 



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THIRD • PRIZE • COCK 
NEW YORK • STATE • FAIR • 1914 



ABOVE picture represents Mr. Phipps' 3rd prize cock at New York State Fair during the fall of 1914 
and we are advised that this bird was the sire of many of this season's winners at New York and 
Boston Shows where they made such a wonderful record. He still shows wonderful vitality and vigor 
and is a good example of what Mr. Phipps is doing along these lines with his vigorous strain of Silver 
Campines. — A. O Schilling. 



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merits cannot fail to reconunond it to the public favor and it is unquestion- 
ably rapidly becotuinji;, and justly so, the most inlereslinji; and popular 
bird in the market today. It is a rugged fowl when acc^limatized and we 
are in this country producing an American strain of great vigor and beauty. 
It is without doubt the coming bird and will give great satisfaction and 
pleasure to the owner. 

Our stock is not only bred for exhibition ])urpose, but every detail is 
taken into consideration in order to produce as good a general utility 
fowl as possible. 

An important feature of our stock is that it has proven remarkaV)ly 
true to type; out of hundreds of young birds it is in many instances a 
simple matter to determine from which pen the bird was hatched. Another 
fact of Homestead C.anipine Farm stock is the health and vigor of the 
bird; this feature lias been commented upon by some of the best judges 
and breeders of the country and too much stress cannot be laid on this 
point in determining the purchase of any breed, for upon the health, 
vigor and vitality of the bird depends the success of owning and raising 
stock for any purpose. 

The quality of utility and fancy stock should be ecpially good of its 
kind, each should be of the highest grade for the purjjosf* intended; make 
no mistake — there is economy in the best. I breed both utility and fancy 
stock with a view to their meriting the name which my strain has truly 
earned, The Vigorous Strain; my aim is vigor, hardiness and productivity 
as well as beauty, for beauty without utility is but a passing show; "useful 
as well as ornamental" should be the motto of the breeder. 

In selecting a bird for a customer I select as though for myself and 
with a view of sending out from my flock a bird of adequate quality and 
adequate value for the price given by purchaser; my aim is full value, 
quality and satisfaction; there are degrees of (juality as everyone knows, 
but it is a mistake to send broadcast inferior birds, there is nothing more 
harmful to both breed and breeder. 

Modern methods of r«^aring stock are different from the ways of the 
olden days when chickens roamed at large and foraged for themselves; 
I can remember as a boy seeing on my grandfather's farm the old hen 
with her brood of fluffy chicks trailing all over the place and chickens 
roosting at night in the wild cherry tree that grew in the barnyard, or in 
the woodshed or any old place; only the mother hens and their broods 
were given the shelter of a coop. I can hear the gardener's wife calling 
her chickens to feed them bread soaked in milk and the scraps gathered 



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"THE • VIGOROUS COCKEREL" 
MADISON • SQUARE • GARDEN • 1915 



THERE is no doubt whatever that when egg production is the main demand of a fowl, as it is in ^the 
case of the Campiue, that the first consideration is health and vigor. If the fowls are not "vigorous" 
they must h(^ failures as high producers. For the past two years I have noted marked improvement in 
the (jualily of Ihi' r.anipines exhibited. Breeders are becoming more earnest in their demand for birds 
with vit;()rous ciinsliliilion. Mr. Phipps has sounded as the keynote of his ideal, first of all, that his 
Cainpincs nnisl lie v i^-orous, and fanciers who saw his displays in the show room the past season know 
that the birds of Homestead Campine Farm score high in vigor. They were in fine, robust condition, 
and their heads symmetrical, oval-shaped bodies and elegant markings combined with vigor to make 
truly exhibition fowls of this old world breed so famous as egg producers. — F. L. Sewell. 



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here and there and everywhere; but in these days chickens are installed 
in apartment houses, so to speak, furnished with luxurious litter, their 
rations apportioned, enjoying the benefits of all modern improvements. 
Inasmuch as we have taken poultry in a measure from nature's ways 
and in so doing changed to a certain extent their habits and conditions, 
it is for us to consider the welfare and happiness of our birds (and I would 
say in passing that happiness is a great factor as it makes for health), in 
a word it is for us to give to our poultry (as to the world) the best we 
have and the best will come back to us. 



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The Campino, a splendid ronihination of hoaiity and utility 



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SECOND • PRIZE • PULLET • BOSTON • 1915 



THIS "Vigorous Strain" of Campines from the Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, Mass., won last 
year at Boston first and second cockerel and third exhibition pen. Yet there was considerable 
progress evident in the quaUty of the Homestead Campine Farm birds this year. Sonic of their fine 
points were mentioned in the footnote under the first prize hen. This farm won at the lii^' Boston show 
this year 1. 2, .S, cocks; 1. 2. 3, 5 cockerels; 1. 2 hens; 2, 3. pullets; 1, 2 pens and a well deserved special 
for best display. Their birds wereallinfine, heallhy bloom of feather and general condition and were worthy 
the title ;:ivfii Ihcm by their owner — the "N ij-'oroiis Strain." With this characteristic established and 
their birds possessing the many Standard show qualities they exhibited at the last Boston show, the 
Homestead Campine Farm should achieve miny honors with their fine stock and eggs to many admirers 
of Campines who have learned of their wonderful productive powers. — F. L. Sewell. 



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GAMPINES • FOR • PLEASURE 
AND • PROFIT 

Tlio l)ropdin^' of poultry is no loniior a haphazard oxporimont but is 
hoinj? jj;ra(lually raised to the (Ugiiity of a scientific industry wliich demands 
scientific methods and efficiency; with proper equipment and environment 
there can be no doubt of successful results both as to the (piality of poultry 
and as a source of revenue to the breeder. Too much stress cannot be 
laid upon quality, and the demand for standard-bred poultry is increasing 
amazingly; it costs no more to feed a good strain of birds than it does a 
mongrel lot of chickens and the return is far more satisfactory, in the 
end the best is the cheapest because the best is what the public want 
and are willing to pay for. 

There is economy in investing in a good strain of birds; a good poultry 
plant when conducted with method and order cannot fail to be profitable. 
I do not mean an extensive and expensive plant necessarily for the same 



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A PRIZE v,-i:-j",, :-.'.' ■ ■ \M- I . 
PAL ACL NEW YORK oM^W DLC. lyl-4r b«ed a-ownnD by 
MontSTEAD CAMPINE FARM VyAVL- AND. nA5i 



THE above is a portrait of the individual which as a cockerel headed third prize pen at Boston, 1914, 
and is also a full brother to the first prize cockerel of the same year. He is a specimen of magnificent 
type, and has a good color especially over hack, wind's and saddle, while his lesser tail coverts are marked 
with clear, snappy barring of pure white. He h;is proven to be a valuable sire judging by some of the 
youngsters produced from his matings. — A. (). .'^rhiltiny. 



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materials air used lor a lar^c or small [)lanl: Iccdini; and housing are 
necessary for the most careless raiser of chic-kens: but with a little care 
and manageintMit the raising of a fnie Hock of hirds is within the modest 
means of the smallest farmer and can be made the source of a profitable 
revenue. 

To attain success in anything requires a reasonable amount of 
knowledge, vigilance and can\ 

When a man selects which branch of the |)oullr> busiiK^ss it is his 
purpose to cultivate, whether for eggs, poultry for the market, or to 




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breed fancy stock, then he should inform himself as to the best means of 
attaining his end; in this day of wide-spread information through the 
many good and inexpensive poultry journals this desirable knowledge is 
brought within the range of the most modest fancier and remote farmer. 
A spirit of good will is shown on the part of poultry breeders and poultry- 
men in general in gladly imparting for the benefit of others what they 
have learned in their varied experiences. 

For egg production I know of no breed so prolific and so wonderful 
as the Gampine. A Silver Campine hen will cost less to maintain and 
bring greater profit than any breed of bird I know ; she lays in the autumn 
and winter when eggs are scarce and costly, and while other breeds are 



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€ILV5ff GAMPJNE COGKEBEL 3HED AND OWNED BY 
HOMESTEAD CAMPJNE FAN M WAYLANU MASS- 



SECOND • COCKEREL • BOSTON • 1915 



'X'HE above cockerel was a specimen possessing individual merits to be found in only the most carefully 
A bred flocks. He had excelli'rit breast color, considering his purity of hackle, while his wing flights 
and secondaries were well barred tliroujrhout. Although not fully matured when this picture was taken 
he showed indications of profuse tail coverts of excellent barring and color and should make a valuable 
breeder. He was a medium sized bird with plenty of style and action carrying a fairly low, well-spread 
tail. The above picture is a faithful likeness and shows a well-formed, evenly serrated comb and smooth 
lobes and wattles. — A. O. Schilling. 



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taking their ease, so to speak, in moulting or in sitting, the Httle Silver 
Gampine hen is contributing to the egg basket. 

For the fancier there could not be a more b(>autil'ul bird! Kvery 
breeder of the Gampine has come under the spell of its fascination. The 
type and beauty of the Gampine are not its sole attraction; they are 
tame and affectionate, they come at your call and perch on shoulder, 




A By-way to Poultry Yards 

hand and lap; their friendly frolic is most amusing and interesting. The 
ways of the Gampine cannot be described but when seen and known, 
they are irresistible. 

The Gampine takes its name from the Belgian province of La Gampine 
where this bird has been known to exist for the last six hundred years at 
least. It is the peasant bird and forms the stock-in-trade of the peasant's 
farm on account of its economic value, as it is a great forager, and is 
practically self-supporting. These qualities have been developed from 
the character of its environments, for the great province of La Gampine 



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FiR.iT p&ize: 3ilve:r campine coc>^e;rel 

BOTTOM 6HOW JAIM. I915 BRED 5c.OWNtD BV 
HOMEl^SXEAD CAMPIME FARM WAVLAND MA-SS, 



THIS bird is a nice shaped individual, having; a Kood liead and a wonderful clear hackle. In body color 
he was clear and distinct in the marking: while his black t-Tound color had plenty of green lustre, 
which is so important in this breed. His saddle an<l back was well furiiishi<l with clear marked plumage 
and no doubt, as head of one of the numerous breeding pens at Hoineslead (lainpine Farm will prove to 
be a good breeder. — .4. O. Schilling. 



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is a sandy plain covered with brushwood, and it keeps the bird busy, 
and on the alert to catch every insect and every worm in sight. They 
forage far and near, but they thrive on this occupation as the exercise 
makes them a hardy, active bird. 

The Campine and the Braekel, a bird bred on the rich soil of Flanders, 
are supposed to be of conunon origin, and in color and feather markings 
they are alike, both being white-topped birds, but "one has changed 
all that," and through the fancy and efforts of the breeders the present 




An Inviting Spot 

plumage has been attained. Quoting from Rev. E. Lewis Jones, of England, 
■'there is a tendency among the birds of Belgium toward markings on 
the back, but the Belgians only preserve the white-topped ones, breeding 
only from such birds." But through selective breeding the American 
breeder is producing a bird of beautiful type, wonderful coloring and 
excellent markings. 

I have heard it said and read that the Campine is not a hardy bird, 
but to my mind this impression is erroneous. I have also read that poultry 
are like people, and when transported from their native clime to a foreign 



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A • REMARKABLE • TRIO 



AFTER reading that comprehensive article on "Present Poultry Conditions and Prospects in Europe," 
by Edward Brown, F. L. S., in August issue of R. P. J., one is led to appreciate what it will mean 
to Belgian breeders to have their most valued race of egg producers preserved from extinction by their 
popularity in this country, that bo^Mii so shortly before the great conflict that swept their country. A merican 
poultry keepers can congratulate tlit'insdvcs that they "went in" for the Campine on a generous scale 
and that enough of the blood is well cstahlislicd now to make further importations unnecessary. C. A. 
Phipps, proprietor of Homestead Campine Farm, Box, R.. Wayland Mass., reports that the fertility of 
his Cainpiiii' eggs has been remarkable. He has hatched about 1,500 beautiful, strong, healthy chicks 
and hi' rc| ports further that the season has brought many good orders for both eggs and stock. The demand 
for stock is increasing each day. His shipments of young stock began about September first. Campine 
experts who visited Boston and Madison Scpiare Garden will recognize in the illustration his beautiful 
first winning Boston hen and second pullet, also th<^ male, known since the New York Show as "The Vigorous 
Cockerel. ■ The Campine has become acclimated to America. The spendid flocks at Homestead Farm 
have well earned their title of "The Vigorous Strain." To have flocks, beautiful as the Campine and 
so productive of big white eggs, must be a rare delight. Add to this their fine Standard qualities that 
make them winners in the leading show rooms and any one must recognize the reasons for high value. 

—F. L. Sewell. 



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clime a little time is required for both poultry and {)(M)I)1(> to become 
acclimatized and to adapt themselves to their new surn)un(linji;s, but I 
think the acclimatization of the Gampine lias been accomplished, and 
the born American Gampine can match any bird in hardiness and health. 
While the Gampine is comparatively a new breed of bird in this country 
it has been with us sufficiently long to prove its unquestionable worth 
in hardiness, productivity, prepotency, beauty and profit. 




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FEEDING 

I treciuentlv hear and read a ^-roat deal ali....t liow to feed fowls; Ihc 
best nietliods lor the best results. 1 have tried a good n.any of these 
different ways <,f which I have read and heard and I have had (.'ood results 
and poor results. It depends somewhat on the breed ol hml we are 
handling as regards the feeding but the basie prn„-,ple wh.ch I have found 
o be both satisfactory and profitable. I have found ,o h, equ;.lly w 
the different breeds which I have bred on n,y farn>. v,... Wlnte I'^uiouth 
Rocks White Wyandottc-s. White Leghorns, and last but not least bv 
any means the most ren.arkable. interesting and profitable brc-ecl of fowl 
of which I have knowledge, viz.. the Silver Camprae. 

Balanced rations are no doubt scientific principles based on the experi- 
ence and observation of men of judg.nent and of study; but my experience 
has tauaht me that birds should balance their own rations the same as 
p'pirwho can judge what agrees with then, and what does not. I keep 
b fore my growing stock all the time the best feed that I can buy and the 
bi d are at libert; to eat when they will; whatever grain my birds indicate 
t^Z most (and they like different grains at j'f-' ' -Xl,: c^: 
vear) I increase in the mixture the grain they like most and c , cr, ase 
what they like least; one can see from time to time by feeding in hoppe s 
Tust whal grain the birds leave unconsmned. I never compel my birds 
■ o at "p w'hat is left in the hoppers before feeding them again; I chang 
the proportions in the mixture in accordance to what they leave, providing 
h y 3e it long enough to satisfy me that they leave it because they d.^ 
not want if naturally birds as well as ourselves are very apt to eat first 
whartty ik" best, so these conditions must be taken into consideration, 
r find more economical to feed the birds what they indicate they want, 
Li by giving them what they want they will ea, it and therefore there .s 
no waste. 

HOUSING 

Now a few words on the subject of housing; In tlier »;'«'^ 'l^t^-;^ 
on womlen floors, which should be raised from the ground, we put no 
Ire rt an tl nehes of screened gravel, on top of which we put several 
Sles of ^aL shavings a buy baled shavings, ^^ ^^^^^^Z 
we use 0. K. litter which is a moss peal; from time to time dui.n. the 
winter we add fresh shavings and some litter as conditions recpure. My 



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FIR«3T PRIZE. 

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FIRST • PRIZE • COCK • BOSTON • 191G 



TT is really quite remarkable when one considers the wonderful improvements which have taken place 
■*■ in the breeding of Silver Campines since their introduction into this country. In addition to the 
improvement of color. American breeders have taken up the question of vitality which in our opinion 
was a move in the right direction. Mr. C. A. Phipps, Proprietor of Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, 
Mass., is the originator of a family of exhibition Campines that are known as the "Vigorous Strain." A 
glance at the above illustration will plainly reveal to the reader that Homestead Campines possess color 
aswell as vigor and vitality. The fact is, style, action and vigor are strongly depicted in the study of 
this male. He is a bird full of pluck and action which is bound to tell in his progeny. The fact is a busy 
hen is always known as a laying hen and to produce active busy pullets means a more favorable opportunity 
for a full egg basket. — A. O. Schilling. 



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houses are absolutely dry during the entire season as the litter, and to a 
certain extent the shavings, absorb the moisture. 

In winter I allow my birds to run at will from their houses to their yard, 
but I keep a certain portion of the yard clear of snow so that parts of the 
yard are favorable to the comfort of the birds, (^unpines need, as do 
all domesticated fowl, reasonable consideration, but beyond this I have 
found them as hardy, sturdy, rugged and also independent as any bird 
I know. Of course, on stormy days the birds are kept housed. 

We use 0. K. litter also on the drop-boards; we break the litter up 
fine putting on the drop-boards roughly speaking about an inch or two; 
the moisture from the droppings is absorbed and the birds breathe pure 
dry air; with no moisture there is little danger of their combs freezing; 
even with the thermometer from fifteen to twenty-five degrees below 
zero, as it is at times during the winter in this locality and we rarely have 
a frosted comb. The litter should be frequently stirred and occasionally 
more litter added. The O. K. litter will absorb only a certain amount 
of moisture, at which time the drop-board should l)e cleaned and new 
litter put on. This occurs at intervals during the year. We consider 
this quite an innovation from the old method. 

We have open front houses with cloth screens which are put in on 
cold nights or stormy days and nights. We believe in making tin; birds as 
comfortable as possible at night. We also believe in fresh air, but not in 
having it blow directly upon the birds. Fresh clean water is indispensable. 

"^ SHOW • RECORD 

We are offering to lovers of high-class poultry a rare opportunity to 
purchase at reasonable prices some of our remarkal)ly fine and beautiful 
birds bred on the same lines and also from the same matings that produced 
our winners at the great Boston Shows of 1914, 1915 and 1916, at the 
New York State Fair, Syracuse, 1914 and 1915. at the Madison Scpiare 
Garden, N. Y., 1915, and at the (Jrand Central Palace, N. Y., 1914 and 
1915. At all these exhibits our birds attracted special attention and made 
a great impression by their beauty and condition. Our Palace Boy, 
first prize cockerel at the Palace Show, 1915, was pronounced by Campine 
judges to be the best ever seen and exhibited up to date. Our first prize 
cock at the Palace was very much admired by Campine experts at the 
show. This bird has an absolutely white hackle with beautiful, clear, 
clean markings throughout, breast, back, wing and tail. Our first prize 
hen at this show, which bird, by the way, was awarded four ribbons, 
was pronounced a '"dream." 



I'ng c T wen ty • seven 



HOMESTEAD SILVER CAM PINES 



WINNINGS 



January, 1915 


September, 1915 


December, 1915 


January, 1916 


Boston 


N. Y. State Fair 
2 Cock 


Palace Show, New York 

1-4 Cock Special for 


Boston 


1-2-3 Cock 


1-2-3-5-6 Cock 


1-2-3-5 Cockerel 


1 Hen 


1-2 Hen Color and 


1-2-3-4 Hen 


1-2 Hen 


3-5 Cockerel 


1-5 Cockerel Tvpe 1st Hen 


1-3-4 Cockerel 


2-3 Pullet 


2-3 Pullet 


2-4 Pullet Special for 


1-3-5-6 Pullet 


1-2 Exhbn. Pen 


1 01(1 Exhbn. Pen 


2 Exhbn. Pen Color 


1-2 Exhbn. Pen 


1 Display 


2 Younjj Exhbn. Pen 


1 Display 1st Cockerel 


Specials for best 
male and female. 




^Z\VD± 



riRoT FRIZL C'-CKi>iLACLjvLv/Y-K.K,JLU915 
HOfir5TL^AD CAHVUm PARH ,WAYLAND,MA":)5. 

PALACE COCK-HOMESTEAD- CAMPINE- FARM 

IT needs but one glance to impress anyone with vigorous teinpcranicMt that appears so fully embodied 
in this cock that took first prize at the Palace Show of lasl Miccniher. 
Stamina and tjie love of activity are so needful in the breediii^r of all highly productive layers. This 
male besides his many line show points has every indication that his breeding would produce stock 
sure to prove this claim of Campine breeders: "large number of eggs with small quantity of food." 
The vigilant care spent to increase the actual vigor of the HOMESTEAD CAMPINE FARM birds 
and the clever kindly handling plainly evidenced by the actions of their birds, make them particularly 
well adapted for successful showing, resulting in stock that do not fail for lack of constitution and that 
also take confident pride in being good performers in the show pen. — F. L. Sewell. 



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OUR • TERMS • AND • METHODS 
QUESTIONS • ANSWERED 

As it is impossible for nie to answer personally all letters received 
just previous to and durinji the breeding period, we beg you to accept 
this book in acknowledgment and reply to your letter of inquiry, in 
cases where specific request is made or special information is desired, we 
assure our kind readers that we will with pleasure be of any service pos- 
sible and give them in detail all information we can. 

As regards day-old chicks — we do not have them for sale. Our idea 
has been and will continue to be to hatch and raise only the best possible. 
Therefore, we could not afford to dispose of day-old chicks at a price 
to meet the competition in this line. 

A word regarding mating lists. We do not issue mating lists for the 
simple reason that our pens are mated in accord with certain principles 
and ideas and subject to changes when deemed wise for best results. 
We also aim to test the fertility of eggs from each pen before shipping 
same to our customers, and we find that our customers are much better 
satisfied in leaving the selection of their hatching eggs to us. 

If any customer to whom we ship stock is not perfectly satisfied, 
please give the birds a rest, feed and water them, and return to us. We 
will refund purchase money. We pay return express charges on males 
at $10.00 or more each and on females at S5.00 or more each. 

We cannot ship orders C. 0. D. Money should accompany each 
order in the form of money order or its equivalent. In ordering for future 
delivery a deposit of 25 per cent of the amount of purchase should be made. 



P age T m e nty -n i n e 



HOMESTEAD- SILVER CAMPINES 




A V/INNING SILVER CAMPINEl COCK 

E)03X0H -SHOW cJAN 1916 BRED & oVTTiED bV 

HOMEOTEAD CAMPinE FARM VAYLAHD, nA53. 



WAYLAND • CAESAR 

A • WINNING • COCK • BIRD • BOSTON • 1916 



■pvTJRING the recent Boston Show, C. A. Phipps, Proprietor of Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, 
■■-^ Mass., invited us to look over some of his choice Campine males and among them we found the 
subject for the above illustration. This male won fifth prize in the open classes, but as his type and color, 
also general quaUties were so unusually good Mr. Phipps decided that a faithful study of him would be 
greatly appreciated. Probably the only real fault shown in this male was in neck and hackle which was 
to dark. However, despite this fact he was a bird full of merit in many ways. His wing color was remark- 
able while in general type and carriage he was hard to find fault with as a typical modern Campine. His 
comb was good, nicely serrat_ed, and free from bad wrinkles. We consider him a very desirable breeder 
and no doubt Mr. Phipps will enjoy producing some wonderful specimens from the pen which he will 
head during the coming season. — A. O. SchiUinq. 



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THE VIGOROUS • STRAIN 



PRICE • ON • STOCK • AND • EGGS 

In giving the following general [)rice-list of our slock we desire to say 
that in some cases the prices may not be in accord with the re(]uirenieiits 
of the prospective purchaser, in which case a few words in detail as to 
just what he has in mind would make it possible for us to fullil his recpiire- 
ment. It is needless to say that a purchaser should not expect to get a 
$25.00 bird for S5.00 but our stock is such that we feel positive we can meet 
most any demand and we are anxious to meet all enquirers just a bit 
more than half way, therefore enquirer, do not fail to come back at us, 
write us again and tell us just what you want and about how much you 
care to invest in order to get what you want, then if we cannot satisfy 
you the loss will be ours with regret that we are unable to meet your demand. 

Prices on single birds are as follows: Males, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, 
$15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $35.00, $40.00, $50.00 and upwards. Females, 
$5.00, $6.00. $8.00. $10.00, $15.00, $25.00 and upwards. Tmos, $20.00, 
$25.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00 and upwards. Breeding Pens, consisting 
of four females and one male, $30.00, $35.00, $40.00, $50.00, $60.00, 
$75.00 and upwards. Prices on our best stock a matter of correspondence. 

Prices for haichinfj egqs as follows: Eggs as they run from all our 
pens (not including special matings), $5.00 per setting of fifteen eggs, 
$11.00 per fifty, $20.00 per one hundred. 

Eggs selected from our best pens and where we can be of specific 
benefit to the purchaser in selecting for certain points, $10.00 per setting 
of fifteen eggs, $25.00 per fifty. 

We have special matings at $1.00 and $2.00 per egg. 




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FIRST P Rl Z t: CI I. V rJi-^ C/\inr IN El HE H 
nE\v Y^^liK PALACE ^tt^^\J DEC '.915 e>re.i> r^^wned by 
^HOHE^TfAD CAMPIHE FARM WAYLAND , mA>S>S. 



b 



FIRST • PRIZE • HEN • PALACE • SHOW • 1915 



\ WORD (IcscriptioQ or the pictorial efforts of our pen or brush hardly seems to suffice in an effort 
J^ to ]ircs(Mil ii likeness of the lirsl prize ("-ampine hen at the recent New York Palace Show, shown by 
Homesloail ( '.ampine Farms, Waylanci. Mass., This beautiful individual was broufjht to us to be photo- 
graphed and phued before the camera. After studying her carefully we were parliciilarly pleased with 
her exquisite outlines and profile when posed for the picture. She was a model lo In hold and Mr. C. A. 
Phipps, owner and breeder, is entitled to congratulations on having produced this wonderful specimen. 
\Ve liave made studies of numerous Homestead Campines in the past few years, but in our opinion this 
female carries olf first honors as a finished product. She was active, full of type and vigor which are well 
known characteristics of the "vigorous strain." — A. O. Schilling. 



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THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 



>V-\rV^: 






II Its 




Eastern Entrance to Yard< 

OUR • GUARANTEE • ON • EGGS 
FOR • HATCHING 

We guarantee all eggs to be fresh and fertile but we do not guarantee 
that every egg will produce a chick. Eggs must be tested on the 10th 
day and not before. If less than twelve fertile eggs are found in any setting 
of fifteen and the same in proportion to any number of eggs purchased 
we will replace them once free of cost as soon as possible after previous 
orders have been filled. The clear eggs must be returned to us at once 
after test, in original package, express charges prepaid. We cannot 
make good any claims of infertility unless reported to us previous to the 
hatch. We pack our eggs carefully and in what seems to us the best 
packages for the purpose and we guarantee all eggs to leave our hands 
in good order; rough and careless handling by express companies and 
unnecessarily long exposure where eggs are chilled are conditions over 
which we have little or no control. 



Paf/e Thirly-three 



HOMESTEAD SILVER CAM PINES 



^^ 




M46d(^hi, 



FIR5T PRIZE vSILVER CAnPiriEL COCKEREL 
B05TON5HOW JAN. 1916 BRED AND OWNED BY 
HonEOTEADCAnPITiEFAIiri WAYLAIiD, HASS 



FIRST • PRIZE • COCKEREL • ROSTON • 1916 



THE above illustration represents first prize Silver Campine cockerel at the Boston Show, January, 
1916, where he won first honors in a class of nine birds shown by some of the best specialists in the 
east. He was a large active bird with a long well-spread tail and excc-llenl marked coverts which were well 
barred to the end, as shown in the illustration, lie should di'vddp iiil<i a cock of excellent type when 
fully matured as he has the desired size and bone which si'cnis to be one of the characteristics of the "Vigor- 
ous Strain," his neck hackle was quite clear considering his strength of body and wing color. The record 
of Homestead Campine Farms at Boston Show two years in succession is unapproached. This season 
this wonderful team of Silver Campines won as follows: 1-2-3-5-6 Cock, 1-2-3-1- Hens, 1-3-4 Cockerels, 
1-3-5-6 Pullets and 1-2 Pen. Their record of last year was equally as good in the percentage of prizes 
won and in addition to this, they have also been unusually successful at such shows as the New York 
Palace Shows and Syracuse Stale Fair Exhibition during the past season. — A. O. Schilling. 



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THE VIGOROUS • STRAIN 




In Winter 

So good purchaser, do not blame us entirely for not altogether a perfect 
hatch; we will do all in our power that is reasonable to see that our cus- 
tomers get justice and our complaints up to the present time have been 
none. 

Eggs should be carefully handled in unpacking and should be allowed 
to remain on one side about twelve hours and then turned over on 
the opposite side to remain twelve hours longer after which they may 
be placed under the hen or in the incubator. 

We desire to call attention to the fact that we do not ship an egg to 
a customer, regardless of price, which we would not use for our own 
purpose. We do not mate a pen of birds except for the best results possible, 
namely, vigor, productivity, prepotency, type, beauty and perfection of 
quahty. 



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HOMESTEAD SILVER CAM PINES 




FIRST- PRIZE • COCK • PALACE • SHOW- 1915 



'T'HE great changes that have been made in Silver Campines since their introduction to the American 
■^ public is due to the untiring efforts of a few fanciers. The Homestead Campine Farm at Wayland, 
Mass., has done a great deal towards improving the shape and color of this valuable breed, and the 
great number of prizes won by their birds at the largest shows in America proves that the stock exhibited 
by them comes very close to standard requirements. The first prize cock at the great Palace Show, 
New York, is a most beautiful specimen of the breed. The almost pure white hackle and the clean barring 
in all sections of the body made him an easy winner. — Louis A. Slahmer. 



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THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 



Our success is indicated by the comment on our birds and their records 
at the largest shows in the country. 

It is an acknowledged fact among breeders of Gampines that it is 
very difficult to produce an exhibition bird having good, clear neck hackle, 
good breast and good clear markings on the upper part of the body. It 
is easy to get any two, but very hard to get all three in the same specimen. 
Our first prize winning Gampine cock at the Grand Gentral Palace Show, 
New York, December, 1915, had all three of the above points, and abso- 
lutely clear white hackle, a well-marked breast and back and added to 
this, a practically perfect barred wing and tail. One can readily see what 
manner of bird was our first prize cock at the Palace Show. 

In speaking of our first prize cockerel at this show, Mr. F. L. Piatt 
said, "The first Palace cockerel was a bird of substance; a true Gampine 
in type. His color was sound in every section, and the back was wonderful. 
Not only the even barring, or the pure white of the white bar, but the 
soft texture of the feather appealed to me strongly." 

Mr. Louis A. Stahmer, the American Poultry Journal, says of this 
bird, "The first prize cockerel is a model in type and color." 

Mr. Piatt, in speaking of our first prize hen at this show said, "The 
first hen was a good one shown at her best. She wins both shape and 
color specials on females." 



Page Thirtv-s even 



HOMESTEAD- SILVER CAMPINES 




FIRST • PRIZE • COCKEREL • PALACE • SHOW- 1915 



'T'HERE must be a reason when a strain of fowls can win the majority of first prizes at three great shows 
-*- in one season. Standard requirements and vigorous conditions must be present in great measure at such 
shows to convince the judge. The first prize cockerel shown in the above picture, owned by the Homestead 
Campine Farm, Wayland, Mass., won easily at the New York Palace Show — comment is unnecessary, 
as the above unretouched picture tells the tale. — L. A. S. 



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THE VIGOROUS -STRAIN 



LAST • BUT • NOT • LEAST 



Let me say a few words to the beginner with reference to the rearing 
of chicks, namely, that it makes httle or no difference how good the stock 
may be unless the chicks are properly reared and cared for one will get 
few prize winners, if any, or excellent layers. 

Make your chicks happy and keep them busy, for this tends to health. 
Cleanliness above all things is necessary. Clean, fresh water, clean litter 
and housing, plenty of good clean, proper feed, but not overfeeding, 
fresh air and sunshine and your chicks will mature quickly. Keep your 
chicks free of head lice, which simply means keep the mother hen free 
from Uce, and you will not only have vigor and health in your birds, 
but put feathers of the right color, lustre and finish on them. I do not 
hesitate in the least to make this statement for I have seen it demonstrated 
clearly in more than one instance; so, my good lover of poultry, if you 
are raising chicks bear in mind to give them a little thought, a little care, 
and a little consideration and the result will be, I assure you, pleasing 
and most satisfactory. 




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HOMESTEAD- SILVER CAMPINES 




FIR^T* PklZE. 3ILVER 
NEW YORK PALACE, vSHOWDZ.-- 
HonE5TEAD CAMPINE FARM 



L C<^KEREL 
. .^ 2RED &DVriED BY 
WAYL AHD. MASS. 



AMONG the exhibit that won best display in the Silver Campine classes at the last New York Palace 
show were a number of unusually choice specimens .-xhihited by Homesleail Campine Farms, W ayland, 
Mass. Naturally it takes pood birds to win first hoiKirs in .lasses Idund al exhibitions like the I'alace 
show. It is the specimen possessing merits and ipialities above the show prade standard that carries off 
the blue ribbon. In this class we place the Homestead Farms, first prize hen, and the coikcri'l shown 
above. This male was a fairly large sized bird showing much of the stamina that is being dcvi-lopcd in 
the "vigorous strain" and with this he was a show bird in form and feather. He had a remarkably well 
barred tail and saddle while his hackle was unusually clean for a bird carrying the strength of breast color 
that he possessed. — A. O. Schilling. 



Page Forty 



THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 



THE • LI RE • OF • THE • BHU:) 

Poultrymen have told nio that f(jr various reasons tliey were obli^^ed 
to give up the poultry business, but the lure of the bird proved too nuich 
for them and sooner or later they found themselves back in the poultry 
yard with the same old love, interest and care for the feathered Hock as 
of yore. The lure of the bird is irresistible ! 

Who. that has experienced it can ever forget the thrill of the first 
win! The pleasure of the winnings of succeeding years cannot be com- 
pared to that inexpressible thrill of the first victory which your first 
prize cock or cockerel or both, as the case may be, have won for you. 

Once a fancier, always a fancier! One lingers in the feathery realm, 
handling with keen pleasure his favorite breed — the Silver C-ampine! 

I have handled many breeds of fowl and each has its merit and attrac- 
tion, but to my fancy no breed combines to the same degree the varied 
qualities of beauty and utility as the Silver (jampine; its beautifully 
marked and lustrous green plumage in contrast with the white hackle 
and red comb, presents a picture unparalleled. 

The Gampine is beautifully proportioned and the brightness and 
alertness of its nature give to the bird a grace, carriage and charm all its 
own. 

"IVIake haste leisurely" should be the motto of the tyro in the poultry 
business. Study the nature and characteristics of the breed you are 
handling and inform yourself as to the means of obtaining the best results. 

Do not over-feed your birds ; make them work ; it stimulates circulation , 
develops strength and vigor and keeps them occupied and happy ; occupa- 
tion is the secret of happiness and happiness makes for health. 

If you live in. a climate where snow is on the ground for weeks in the 
winter and the thermometer registers from ten to twenty below zero, 
exercise is necessary, so keep your birds busy scratching for grain; do 
not scatter their feed superficially over the litter in their houses, but 
bury in the litter and force them to scratch and to seek in order to find; 
make them work for their living just as the owner of the flock is obliged 
to work for his living, he must 

"Be up and doing. 
With a heart for any fate. 

Still achieving, still pursuing, 
Learn to labor and to wait." 



Page Foriy-one 



HOMESTEAD- SILVER CAMPINES 







HOMESTEAD • CAMPINE ■ FARM ■ WINNER 

MR. C. A. PHIPPS, owner of Homestead Campine Farm, Box R, Wayland, Mass., began tomake 
this season's record in eastern shows at the prcaf New York State Fair, at Syracuse, where this cock 
bird and his males won first adult jien. His htti'sl printed matter will teU how well his "vigorous strain" 
Campines have continued to do in the stronj.'<'sl competition. Mr. A. O. Schilling, who made a pen study 
of these birds from which this cut was madi-. said, " VVe have observed in this strain a steady improvement 
in size and a symmetrical, useful and lii'auiiliil type, while vitality and vigor seem fairly to stick out of 
them. This cock bird was an excellcnl txaniple of this. He was solid and firm in flesh and bone, fidl of 
life and activity and at the same time lie possessed plenty of show quality in form and feather. We are 
glad to note that Mr. Phipps is breeding along correct lines. Here's wishing him continued success." 
So say we all! At the last big show of the season — Boston — Homestead Campines won 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 cocks; 
1, 2, 3, 4 hens; 1, 3, 4, 6 cockerels; 1, 3, 5, 6 pullets and 1, 2 pens — surely a brilliant ending for the 1915- 
1916 show season. — R. P. J. 



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THE VIGOROUS STRAIN 



COMMENTS • OF • THE • PRESS 



The splendid illustration of the Boston 
Show Canipine winner belonging to 
C. A. Phipps of Homestead Cainpine Farm, 
shown on this month's cover of A. P. W., 
will undoubtedly hold the interest of 
A. P. W. readers whether they are breed- 
ing this worthy fowl, or not. Certainly 
Artist Schilling has succeeded well in 
picturing this exceptionally fine s[)ecinien 
about which he has stated the following 



wi're well fiiriiishi-(l with (:l(>;ir markiMl pliiinaKe 
and no doubt, as h(>ad of one. of llie iminerous 
l)ri'(Hlintj pens at. Homestead Oampine Farm, he 
will prove to be a good breeder. 

I\lr. Phipps is an enthusiastic poultry 
breeder and has been exceptionally suc- 
cessful in producing Silver C4am[>ines of 
high quality. He has not only succeeded 
in developing a strain high in standard 
qualifications but has made liealth and 




THE • UTILITY • SIDE • AS • WELL • AS • FANCY 

FIRST ■ PRIZE • HEN • BOSTON JANUARY 191G. 

PERHAPS you have never posed a hen for her picture on a nest of e{xj;s. A hen that has been always 
kindly handh^d, if she is laying regularly, is apt to take to it with evident enjoyment. This hen, 
first prize winner at Boston, showed plain evideuee of genuine interiwt in this clutch of eggs on which 
she was posed; the eggs were like her own, being laid during the show by the first prize exhibition pen, 
owned by Homestead Campine Farm. — F. L. Seivell. 



when he referred to him in an earlier issue 
of A. P. W.: 

Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, Mass., 
produced a good one in their winning cockerel at 
the recent Boston Show. He was a nice shaped 
individual having a good head, and a wonderful 
clear hackle. In body color he was clear and 
distinct in the white marking, while his black 
ground color had plenty of green lustre, which is 
so important in this breed. His saddle and back 



vigor an outstanding characteristic of 
his productions. He has christened his 
strain the '"Vigorous strain" and it is a 
most fitting name indeed as we have yet 
to see the first Homestead Farm Campine 
that was not the picture of health and 
vigor. 

Recently when speaking of the Cam- 
pines Mr. Phipps said: "For egg produc- 



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HOMESTEAD SILVER CAM PINES 



COMMENTS • OF • THE • PRESS 



tion I know of no breed so prolific and so 
wonderful as the Campine and I can 
readily see why they are so quickly forg- 
ing to the front; one has only to own a 
flock of this delightful breed to under- 
stand the fact. The increasing number 
of inquiries and the brisk demand for 
the Campine is another proof of the 
rapidly growing popularity of this remark- 
able breed. 



to pay for, that is, this has been my 
experience. 

"There is economy in investing in a 
good strain of birds, this I have proven 
to my own satisfaction. I can recom- 
mend the Silver Campine to all who wish 
a bird that is both beautiful and produc- 
tive. Their well-known laying ability 
is history, while their striking beauty is 
commended by all who see them. 




'llir.M- Kiisl I'm/ 
Winners 



A- BEALTIFLL- TKlU 



"It may be of interest to state that 
our business has been most satisfactory 
and the demand for high-grade hatching 
eggs and stock is increasing daily. The 
inquiries and demand for eggs and stock 
at this season of the year is unusual, and 
are coming from all parts of the country, 
especially so from Texas, New Mexico. 
Porto Rico, Cuba and the Canal Zone. 

"I would also like to say a word to 
the prospective poultry raiser. It costs 
no more to feed a pure-bred flock than it 
does a lot of mongrels, and the return is 
far more satisfactory. In the end the 
best is the cheapest because the best 
is what the public wants and are willing 



"Poultry raising when properly con- 
ducted cannot fail to be profitable. The 
raising of a fine flock of birds is within 
the modest means of the small breeder 
and can be made the source of a profitable 
revenue if good care and careful manage- 
ment is bestowed." 

Mr. Phipps is among the largest 
breeders of Campines in America and has 
produced over twelve hundred head during 
the past season. These birds we under- 
stand have matured beautifully and in- 
clude a large number of very promising 
exhibition specimens. For the coming 
season eighteen pens will be mated and 



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THE VIGOROUS • STRAIN 



COMMENTS • OF • THE • PRESS 



these will be described in the Homestead 
Campine Farm catalogue that will be 
ready in January. 

It is men of the calibre of Mr. Phipps 
that give the standard-bred poultry 
industry the proper balance. He has 
given both his time and his fortune freely 
for its advancement. May he live to see 
his favorites one of the most popular 
breeds in the American fancy. 

The Campine is a product of Belgium, 
where it has long been popular for its 
great productiveness and has been bred 
for years as an egg producer. In fact, 
the Campine has been to Belgium what 
the White Leghorn is to America and 
has earned the name of '"Everlasting 
layers" in its mother country. Several 
years ago the English were attracted by 
its good qualities and the Campine soon 
became popular in that country. The 
English at once set out to improve type 
and feather and no doubt introduced 
foreign blood in an effort to develop their 
hobby. They succeeded in improving the 
feather markings to a great extent, but it 
remained for American fanciers to put on 
the finishing touches and today the best 
exhibition specimens are among our most 
beautiful breeds. The improvement in 
feather markings appears to have been 
done without injury to their well-known 
laying ability. 

— From American Poultry World. 

The belief is more or less widespread 
that the Campine lacks vitality, and does 
not thrive well in this country. In other 
words have not yet become acclimated. 
To such persons as have this belief a visit 
to Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, 
Mass., there to inspect the flock of Silver 
Gampines owned by Mr. C. A. Phipps, 
the proprietor, would be entirely sufficient 
to dispel any such foolish beliefs. 

The Campines, hundreds of them to 
be found at Homestead Campine Farm, 
are the very picture of health. We did 
not see a Campine, old or young, which 
showed any signs of lacking in strength 
and health, in fact we never have seen 
a more robust or stronger flock of fowls 
of any breed or variety than we saw at 
Homestead Campine Farm. 

Another thing, to our mind the Home- 
stead strain of Silver Campines have 
something more than health and strong, 
robust constitutions, and that is marvel- 



ous color and type. We say marvelous, 
and advisedly so, when we come to take 
into consideration those high-tail short- 
back specimens wc have seen so often 
and so plenty in the showroom. 

Mr. Phipps has undoubtedly the best 
type in Campines that has so far been 
produced by any breeder, ami in color 
and barring is uniformly distinctly defined. 

Why has Mr. Phipps succeeded so 
well with Campines.^ We do not need to 
search very far for our answer. He is 
one of those kind of men who possess a 
kind of judgment that is of rare value 
to those who possess it. 

This judgment has been used without 
stint in the production and the perfection 
of his strain of (^ampines. H(^ had no 
better opportunities perhaps than others 
in the importation of his foundation 
stock, and might have foimd himself in 
a position to be criticised for not being 
able to produce large, robust, finely 
marked and typical Campines had he not 
gone to work with the right kind of 
determination, but he resolved otherwise, 
and today can jioint with pardonable 
pride to owning a strain of Silver ( lampines 
that for beauty and gracefuhiess cannot 
be surpassed, and for type and general 
health no other breeder of any varitsty 
or breed can claim superiority. 

We must confess that before we visited 
Homestead Campine Farm we were under 
the impression that there was some 
foundation for the impression that Cam- 
pines were, as a rule, lacking in strength 
and hard to raise, but we saw here unmis- 
takable evidences that such impression 
was unfounded. 

Mr. Phipps has letters from customers 
to whom he shipped eggs for hatching 
reporting in some cases every egg fertile, 
and in many instances 90 per cent hatches. 
He also had letters from customers whom 
he had shipped stock ia saying where 
they had laid en route and kept it up 
after arrival without a skip. 

Homestead Campine Farm call its 
strain of Campines "The Vigorous Strain," 
and if ever a concern had the right to 
name a strain thus it is this one. 

"The Vigorous Strain" of Campines 
that stands out as prominently has the 
quality, beauty and gracefulness of the 
stock which made this record possible. 



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We will simply say that at such shows as 
Boston, New York, State Fair, Grand 
Palace and other equally as important 
shows this strain of Campines has made 
great records. — From Poultry Success. 



Briefly, the Carapine, a native of 
Belgium, was introduced into England in 
the earlv 90's. At that time there was no 
semblance of regularity in the markings 
of males or females. The markings were 




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FIRST • BOSTON • PULLET • 1916 

HOMESTEAD CAMPINE FARM 

Tins superb pullet that won first prize at Boston Show made her initial appearance last Autumn 
at Syracuse, New York State Fair, where she was second. She was in faultless condition at Boston 
and posed well to show her fine form and elegant pencilings in beautiful contrast with the glossy black 
bars of her plumage. I have before called attention to the neatness of head and comb common to the 
"Vigorous" Campines that I have seen. 

This first prize Boston pullet strikes me as particularly well-balanced, exhibiting unusually attractive 
symmetry. — F. L. Sewell. 



This month's attractive cover illustra- 
tion showing Homestead Campine Farm's 
splendid winners at the 1915 Boston Show 
reflects credit to the breed, to owner C. A. 
Phipps and to Artist A. O. Schilling. 
Few breeds have improved so rapidly as 
the Silver Campine, few breeders have 
supported them so generously and en- 
thusiastically as Mr. Phipps, and few at 
home or abroad understand them so wefl 
as Mr. Schilling. 



stippled instead of barred, nearly all of 
the males showed white-top color and 
long white saddle hangers. Fortunately 
it fell into the hands of expert breeders 
who saw their possibilities and began to 
work towards a definite goal. It was 
about ten years after their introduction 
into England before they began to "go." 
During that time they had been perfected 
a great deal, both males and females were 
showing barring, and a Standard that 



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provided for hen feathered males 
to enable the production of exhibition 
birds of both sexes from a single mating 
had been adopted. 

In Belgium the breed has long been 
noted for the size and number of eggs 
produced. These qualities at once appealed 
to the English poultry breeder and no 
doubt had much to do with their advance- 
ment in that country. Since it was 
introduced into America, these same 
qualities seem to appeal to the American 
poultry keeper with the result that interest 
in the breed developed very rapidly and 
they now can be said to be bred exten- 
sively. Mr. Phipps has performed a 
valuable service to the breed. He has 
named his breed the "Vigorous Strain" 
and insists on stamina and vitality as 
the first requirements in his breeding 
stock. The birds that he has exhibited 
at New York, Boston and other shows 
have been conspicuous for their robust 
appearance and good size in addition to 
their standard qualities of shape and 
color. With such men as Mr. Phipps 
back of the breed, it is sure to continue 
to make progress and find favor in this 
country. — From American Punllry World. 

A pleasurable part of our work as 
artist of the American J^oultry Journal is 
visiting the poultry farms of our adver- 
tisers. It has been my privilege during 
the last ten years to visit quite a few 
plants where thoroughbred poultry is 
raised either for business or pleasure and 
we consider the knowledge gained during 
these trips a very valuable asset when 
comparing the methods of housing, feed- 
ing and mating, that are in use on these 
diflerent farms with the results obtained. 
We were agreeably surprized on our 
first visit to the Homestead Gampine 
Farm, Wayland, Mass. First of all 
the beautiful, artistic plotted and kept 
grounds and sjilendidly appointed {)oultry 
yard took our eyt\ Then, when we saw 
the largest fiock of Silver (lampines 
which we had seen up to this time and 
saw the remarkable uniformity of color 
and type, we knew right then that nothing 
but the most skillful mating and the 
finest breeding pens could have produced 
them. The name of "Vigorous" strain 
as applied to the Homestead Gampine is 
well taken and we are certain that the 
method of feeding and housing on the 
farm has a great share in the spU'ndid 
and healthy condition in which we found 
their birds. We did not see an off-colored 



or sickly specimen on the place and do 
not think that there ever was one. The 
fine show record of the Homestead Silver 
Gampine is still further proof that they 
have the goods. — L. A. Slalimer, A. P. ./. 

We wish to call the attention of our 
readers to the cut of the Homestea*! 
Gampine Farm, i)icturing their ^ Oung 
Pen as shown at the Syrac-use State Fair, 
September, 1915. These well-known 
Gampine Breeders have made a r(>puta- 
tion not only from their consiselnl win- 
nings at America's greatest j)oultry exhibi- 
tions, but from the fact that they have 
sold hundreds of prize-winning specimens 
to satisfied customers in all sections 
of this country and foreign lands. 

It would be well for all those interested 
in Silver Gampines tt) write them asking 
f(jr their new catalogue which is just off 
the press, showing their birds with 
beautiful illustrations and descriptions of 
the Homestead (iampine Farm. In 
writing them, mention this illustration as 
pictured in — Everybody's Poultry Magazine. 

With poor Belgimn devastated and its 
native breed practically extinct in its 
own country the lover of the Gampine 
rejoices that America contains some of 
the best specimens of the breed today. 
Much credit is due the Homestead 
Gampine Farm for kee])ing up, not only 
the beautiful plumage of these birds, but 
also the stamina which has resulted in 
the product of this farm, being known as 
the "Vigorous" strain. The illustration 
of the first prize hen at Boston last winter 
which is here given depicts a bright, 
well formed, healthy specimen with the 
"vigorous" quality easily discerned. Then 
there are the color points: the almost 
clean white neck, the nice sharp barring 
of black and white, in regular pattern, 
showing the hand of the fancier and 
demonstrating the fact that fancy and 
utility can be combined when the true 
fancier takes hold of a breed. In a later 
issue we shall have more to say of the 
Homestead Gampine Farm, but the 
catalogue recently issued gives many 
interesting points regarding their birds 
and is well worth sending for. Their 
address is Homestead Gampine F^arm, 
Box N, Wayland, Mass. From American 
Fancier and Stock Keeper — Boston. 

Way up here near the home of Mr. 
Phipps and his homestead Gampine farm, 
we expected to see a large and quality 
display of this variety. We were in no 



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COMMENTS • OF • THE • PRESS 



way disappointed, as the entry was good 
and the competition very strong in every 
class. Shape and quahty in the Campines 
have been improved, and they have never 
shown to Letter advantage than right 
now. 

The Homestead Campine Farm ex- 
hibiting their Silver Campines here, 
landed the best record ever made on this 
variety that we know of. This is big 
talk, we know, but we m(>an all that we 
say, as there were qua!it\ birds hrn'. 



and that is what we most desire in any 
variety of poultry. 

We quote again, in part, from the 
American Poultry World. February, 1915, 
issue, as follows: 

"Homestead Campine Farm call their 
strain the 'Vigorous' strain on account of 
the hardiness, health, and vigor that has 
always characterized birds of their breed- 

intr. In (lt'\ cldpiiiL'^ lliis strain standard 




FIRST • PRIZE • COCKEREL • ROSTON • 1914 

THIS is one of two cockerels shown at Boston that were pronounced by Campine men to be the best 
exhibited this year. He has pood tyi>e, carriage and head, and is remarkably regular in his markings. 
He should sire many Blue Ribbon winners for Mr. Phipps this season. — Louis Paul Graham. 



and competition was good in all depart- 
ments. Their winnings are as follows: 
Cock 1, 3, 5 and 6; hens 1, 2, 3 and 4; 
cockerels 1, 3 and 4; pullets 1, 3, 5 and 6; 
pens 1 and 2. We looked over this line 
several times, expecting to find some 
special features among birds to comment 
upon, and quickly came to the conclusion 
that they were all a feature display, and 
that to describe more than one of them 
it simply would be to repeat. This line 
showed most excellent size and vigor. 



qualities have not been lost sight of as 
their very enviable show record will 
prove." 

Late in the autiunn or early winter 
of 1914 we had a delightful afternoon's 
visit from Mr. F. L. Piatt of Swanton, 
Ohio, one of the world's acknowledged 
authorities on Campines, and by his 
courtesy and permission we print a copy 
of a letter received from Mr. Piatt and 
for which we have reason to feel very 
proud : 



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COMMENTS • OF • THE • PRESS 



Pens. — 1st. We can well wonder 
if a better pen was ever shown of this 
variety. The females were wonderful 
in mating and of the best of color and 
markings, male strong and very desirable. 
Second. Very close to first and very 
worthy. By H. P. Schivab — Everybody's 
Poultry Magazine. 

The catalogue of Silver Campines, 
the "Vigorous" strain, Homestead (^ain- 
pine Farm. W ayland, Mass., which Mr. 
C. A. Phipps has issued this season, is 
a bt)oklet which will appeal to not only 
good breeders and fanciers of the Silver 
Campine fowl, but to breeders of other 
varieties as well, for it is a model of its 
kind, both from an outside as well as 
from a business standpoint. lioth in 
well-written text and in the beautiful 
illustrations, this publication is very 
representative of the great Belgian fowl, 
and especially of the magnificent strain of 
Silver Campines bred by Mr. Phipps on 
his Homestead Campine Farm. It was 
Mr. Phipps" intention when he started to 
compile his catalogue to recapitulate a 
full and complete history, both early and 
late, of the wonderful Silver Campine 
but owing to circumstances over which 
he had no control, was prevented from 
carrying out his original idea, but never- 
theless he succeeded in tompiling a booklet 
which in clear, concise and convincing 
language gives his impressions, records 
and results of his birds at his Homestead 
Farm. A earful study of the latter as 
well as an examination of the remarkably 
fine photo-engravings of the noted Silver 
Campine winners at leading shows will 
give the reader a correct impression of the 
fine points of this noted fowl as well as 
of its extraordinary merit as a layer of 
white-shelled eggs and for the delicate 
and imusual flavor of its meat, which 
resembles that of a partridge or other 
game. In England, (Jampines are very 
popular as squab broilers at the age of 
two months, and some day not far off, 
Mr. Phipps thinks people in America will 
come to realize this, and the beautiful 
little Campine cockerel will surely stand 
at the top notch of the broiler market. 
The "Every-day layers," as Campines are 
called in their native country of Belgium, 
have been greatly improved by English 
and American breeders and fanciers in 
the past ten years, and no greater improve- 
ment has been made anvwhere in this 



country than at Homestead Campine 
Farm, where the type and color markings 
of tlie breed have been bred to a very 
high standard without sacrificing the 
unexcelled utilitarian (jualilies. — American 
Fancier and Slock-keei>er, lioslon 191(1. 

February 24th. 1915. 
Mr. C. A. Phipps, Wayland, Mass. 
Dear Mr. Phipps: — 

Since the close of the show seasf)n I 
have been thinking over the farms that 
I have visited and the birds of the varif)us 
breeders as I have seen them in the 
shows, and I hav(> wished tliat I might 
say something that would j)ut before 
"Campinists" the real merit of your line 
as I have seen it in your yards and in 
competition in the show rooms. As I 
said to you, when I handled your birds, 
at your home, — here are (^ani})ines that 
are plump and thrifty, with the same big 
bright eye and agile action that one sees 
in the native stock of Belgium. Your 
intensive methods also remind me of 
Belgium. Every thing on the plant 
seemed to have its place and everything 
was in its {)lace. 

The condition (»f your birds is the 
highest reconuuendation to people who 
want usefulness and productivity. And, 
for those who want the grace and beauty 
of the modern Silver Campines, and 
combined with proper carriage, a refine- 
ment of head points, clear colors of 
plumage, sharp and contrasting — I should 
add that I consider your line one of the 
three or four rery best in the United 
States. Remarkable advancement has 
been made in this variety since 1910, and 
your strain sliows the advanced quality in 
every section of the standard bird in which 
progress has been made. 

Wishing you continued success with 
the Silvers, and trusting that buyers will 
appreciate the actual merit of your 
fine stock, I remain 

Yours very truly, 
(Signed) Frank L. Platt. 

We quote a few of the many comments 
on the beauty, health, and vigor of our 
wonderful strain of Silver Campines in 
order that our patrons may learn from 
different authorities what we claim is true. 

We quote in part from an article in the 
January issue, 1915, of the American 
Poultrv World: 



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"The 'Vigorous' strain is the title by 
which the products of the Homestead 
Campine Farm are known and those 



word. The Campines are conceded by all 
to be prolific producers of large, white 
eggs. This feature combined with their 







FIRST • PRIZE • PULLET • BOSTON • 1915 

ONE of the gems of the Campine classi-^ al the recent Boston show was first prize pullet. She was a 
specimen full of style and action. sh(p«iri- plenty of vigor and vitality. The fac-tis the egg shown lymg 
before her in the picture was laid a few minutes before the picture was taken. Campmes have always 
been lieralih-d as e-j; pruilin ers. cspei ially in Belgium, from whence they originally came, and with their 
improved slylc of priiniage I hey ar.> a breed to fill the wants of those wishing an all around beautiful and 
useful fowl. The above pullet is one of llie choicest we have seen this past seasoii, having excellent shape 
and Ixiautiful clear, snappy barring. No doubt she will be a valuable individual also as a breeder in the 
pens at Homestead Campine Farm, Wayland, Mass. — A.O. Schilling. 



who have handled the exhibits of this 
farm at prominent shows declare that 
the name is well apphed. Silver Campines 
are the specialty of this farm and in the 
advertising in this issue they give some of 
their winnings at prominent shows which 
indicate that they have birds of excep- 
tional quality. We wish to add our 
assurance of the reUability of this farm 
and feel that those who favor them with 
an order will receive fair treatment and 
satisfaction in the fullest sense of the 



beauty of phnnage not only makes them 
favorites with the egg producer, but 
also with the fancier, who delights to 
wrestle with the knotty problems in 
producing exhibition specimens." 

We quote an article by Mr. F. L. 
Piatt, Associate Editor of the Reliable 
Poultry Journal, after a visit to our farm: 

"The Homestead Campine Farm is the 
country home of Mr. C. A. Phipps. The 
poultry rims cover the the entire rear of 
the yard and here Mr. Phipps breeds 



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Silver (Jainpincs for their beauty and Mr. Phipps. added to llie sifihis in the 
usefulness. It is a fine, thrifty flock that aviaries, made us d<»ul)ly ^dad that we 
he has. We handled a nundier of the had availed oursehcs of the opjiortunity 




FIRST • PRIZE • HEN • PALACE • SHOW • NEW • YORK • 1915 

As there is no alteration on the photograph either in the shape or color the picture speaks for itself ami 
shows the remarkable quality and breed characteristics of the bird. — L. A. S. 



birds and marked their splendid condition 
and the way they had been developed. 
The breasts were [)hiinp and fuil-nieated 
as the native birds of Beljiiuni are. but 
as they are rarely seen in perfection in 
the yards of American breeders. Such 
thrifty, wholesonie birds are a joy to the 
Campinist, and the cordial hospitality of 



to visit this farm. Among the birds were 
the first and second cockerels at Boston 
last year, and then there were some 
young birds that showed improvements 
over their sires. This line is distinctly a 
leader in New England and one of the 
best in the countrv." 



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